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New Lab Paper on AI Empathy in TICS

Dr. Cameron has published a paper (with Michael Inzlicht, philosopher Jason D'Cruz, and Paul Bloom), "In praise of empathic AI", in Trends in Cognitive Sciences. To read more, check out the pre-print: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/py8tv...

EMP Lab Goes Bowling for Winter Social

Many of the members of the EMP Lab attended our first winter social event in several years, trying our hands at bowling. It was Faruk's first bowl! The lab abides.

Stephen Anderson Defends Dissertation!

Stephen Anderson, one of the lab's senior graduate students, successfully defended his dissertation earlier this month, on second-hand empathy and moralization. Excellent work, Dr. Anderson!

Dr. Cameron Named SPSP Fellow

Dr. Cameron has been named a Fellow in the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, for making significant contributions to the field. More details about the 2023 Fellows are here.

Welcome to Josh, Faruk, and Clara!

The EMP Lab recently had a get together prior to the start of the Fall 2023 semester. A warm welcome to two incoming graduate students Josh Wenger and Faruk Yalcin, along with EMP Lab / Consortium research assistant Clara Civiero!  

Stephen Anderson Publishes Creative Empathy Paper

Graduate student Stephen Anderson has recently published his paper "Creative empathy", an interdisciplinary collaboration with Dr. Daryl Cameron and Dr. Roger Beaty (in Cognitive Psychology). This work includes and builds from Stephen's master's...

Stephen Anderson Receives Welch Graduate Fellowship

Stephen Anderson, rising 6th year graduate student in the EMP Lab, has received the Delbert F. and Marie S. Welch Graduate Fellowship, which will provide him a stipend of support for the 2023-2024 academic year. Learn more details about the...

Congrats to Taylor DePolo & Kenzie Flanders!

Congratulations to Taylor DePolo, who was awarded the Mona Shibley Bird Memorial Scholarship for excellence by an undergraduate, as well as Kenzie Flanders, who received and Honorable Mention for the Costello Family Scholarship in Psychology! They...

Dr. Cameron Named Sherwin Early Career Professor

Dr. Cameron has been named Douglas S. and Joyce L. Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute for 2023-2026, in recognition of his ethics-related research and teaching. More details about the Sherwin Early Career Professorship can...

Welcome to Alana Harris!

The EMP Lab is excited to welcome Alana Harris, who will be joining the EMP Lab as a new graduate student this spring/summer. She completed her undergraduate degree at University of Oklahoma. Welcome to the EMP Lab, Alana!

Welcome to Josh Wenger!

The EMP Lab is excited to welcome Joshua Wenger, who will be joining the EMP Lab as an incoming graduate student in fall 2023. He completed his undergraduate degree at Eastern Mennonite University and is interested in moral responsibility...

Welcome to Faruk Yalçin!

The EMP Lab is excited to welcome Faruk Yalçin, who will be joining the EMP Lab as an incoming graduate student in the fall of 2023. He is completing his Master's at Sabanci University and is interested in investigating the role of empathy in moral...

India Oates to Join Psy.D Program

India Oates, who has been managing the lab for the past two years, will be going to graduate school this fall. She will be joining the Chicago School of Professional Psychology's Psy.D Program with a concentration in forensic psychology....